Researching James Ede
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1634 people with the Ede surname? In that year Ede was ranked number 2076 for popularity in the UK. |

The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Ede on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Ede and the Ede Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ede Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Ede family tree.
Look at Parish Records for James Ede at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of James Ede using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1747 people with the Ede surname in the UK? Ede is now ranked number 2508 for popularity in the UK. |
Ede Family History Databases
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Ede Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on James Ede. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called James Ede
James Ede
James Luke Ede (born 19 September 1984) is an English cricketer. Ede is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Ede played a single List-A match for the Derbyshire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against the Middlesex Cricket Board, a match which was played in 2002. During the match he scored 10 runs and took a single wicket, that of Rajesh Rao.
In local domestic cricket, Ede plays for Quarndon Cricket Club who play in the Derbyshire Premier Cricket League.
Source: James Ede, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Ede
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